Building Blocks for Tiny Techies: A Teacher's Guide to Digital Learning in Primary Classrooms

Today's students are digital natives, adept at using touchscreens and apps from an early age. How can teachers leverage this tech literacy to level up learning, particularly when they might feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of edtech options out there? Never fear, Mia Leonard is here, ready to share her years of expertise with best practices for tech implementation, adaptation, and exploration in the elementary classroom. Leonard goes beyond the basics, offering strategic, seamless, and intentional ways to fold tech into existing curricula. With its A-to-Z approach, this guide will help you reach for apps and learning tools that power up the great learning that's already happening in your classroom. Accessible, comprehensive, and inventive, Building Blocks for Tiny Techies is here to help you—and your tiny techies—take the next leap in edtech.

Endorsements

"In my work, I have met many early childhood educators, and they often voice the same concern: 'What tech is available for young learners?' Mia Leonard answers this question with strategies, examples, and tools that will help teachers of younger students successfully integrate technology into learning." —Dr. Sarah Thomas, educator and CEO of EduMatch

"In this book, you'll find the perfect blend of technology and pedagogy as Mia Leonard shares her own insights after years of hands-on research in the classroom. Get ready to take your little learners to the next level with Building Blocks for Tiny Techies." —Katie Muhtaris, instructional digital age learning coach and author of Read the World and Amplify

"Does a phenomenal job of taking a learning objective and finding purposeful tools to help enhance the learning process around it!" —Dr. Natasha Rachell, digital-learning specialist, Atlanta public schools